Effect of Ecological Factors in Sustainability of Iranian Vernacular Town (Meymand)

At present, the concept of sustainable development is singly that which most experts and practitioners agree on it. It appears in a way that the sustainable development and its different concepts are suited well to the purpose and aims of modern architecture; urban planning and can be introduced as an effectively operating factor to achieve our sustainability aims. Of course, an urban sustainability is not only limited to the concepts of environment but what matters most are to reach an economic dynamism in a viable environment and social quality. As a whole, an urban sustainable development can be defined as a typical development that brings about long-term social and ecological health in cities.Varied environments in Iran have resulted in different parts of the country to make the most of the natural and available recourses when faced changing and mostly unfavorable environmental conditions, in architectural terms, the inhabitants of the Iranian plateau have had to come up with solutions to their unique environmental conditions much has been said of the use of earth in Iranian architecture.This paper tries to analyze Meymand as one traditionally organic city in Iran while reviewing the origin where sustainability concept has appeared, defining and application of sustainability concept in urban planning. Finally by comparatively studying the determining indicators of a sustainable city on one hand and Meymand as a traditional organic city in Iran on the other hand, it is concluded that Iranian traditional cities are considered suitable models of sustainable cities because they are all qualified to have all sustainability indexes and were able to respond to their environmental problems after the elapse of long years. This research uses library documents and Internet sites as well as analyzing of urban planning.

کلیدواژه ها:

Sustainable development ، Sustainable city ، Eco-city ، urban planning ، Meymand